Bottle holder



Allg- 193%. E. v. JOHNSON 2,126,639

BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 19, 1957v wzw 540% kL/o/maso/zg Gite/W MN Patented Aug. 9, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE HOLDER Earl V. Johnson, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Application August 19, 1937, Serial No. 159,955

4 Claims.

This invention relates to bottle holders and is especially useful with bottle holders of the self feeding type for infants.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved bottle holder. Another object is to provide a bottle holder which is readily adjustable. A further object is to provide a bottle holder adapted for holding bottles of various sizes or shapes. Another object of this invention is to provide a self feeding infants bottle holder. Another object is to provide a bottle holder which can hold-the bottle out of the way after it has served its purpose. Yet a further object is to provide a bottle holder which will always keep the nipple full of milk so that the baby will not suck air. Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. i

I attain the foregoing objects and others incidental thereto byforming a self feeding bottle holder of a pair of bent wire members one of which has a supporting loop portion and the other of which has a bottle-neck holding portion.

In the drawing Figure l is a sideelevation of a self feeding bottle holder incorporating features of this invention. Figure 2 is a plan view of the same. Figure 3 is a detail view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a detail view of the hearing members. Figure 5 illustrates a variation in shape of the neck engaging loop.

Considering the various figures of the drawing in greater detail, a self feeding infants bottle holder including features of this invention is shown in side elevation in Figure l. The bottle holder comprises a pair of bent wire members Ill and II, the former of which has a base loop portion l2 and the latter of which has a bottle neck engaging portion I3. The base member may partake of various shapes each of which has the base or supporting loop, and a pair of arms l4 and I5 extending therefrom in the same general direction. The arms are formed at one end into a pair of axially aligned convolutions l6 and I1 having extending end portions l8 and I9 constituting one or more levers which operate upon movement in such a manner as to increase the radii of the convolutions in Figure 2. These levers are shown as having oppositely extending portions 20 and 2| which may be secured together as by welding at point 22. If desired, one of these levers may be dispensed with and the releasing operation effected by means of a single lever.

The convolutions have been shown as extending inwardly from the arms ofthe bent wire, however, it is equally feasible to have them extending outwardly although the former mode of construction is preferred.

In Figure 5 a portion of the neck supporting loop member is shown, having side arms 23 and 24 which are substantially straight and which do not have the distinct loop construction as observed in Figure 2, at 25 and 26. The loop I2 is placed on the bed under the head of the infant and the side arms with their end convolutions l3 and I! rest on the bed to place the bottle holder in a self feeding position. I

The other one of the pair of bent wire memberscomprises the bottle holding member, having the bottle neck engaging loop portion I3 which is preferably a double loop as shown or may be of the single loop type. This member is flexible and contains the bottle neck engaging portion 21 which is arranged to yieldably engage with a small neck bottle or the large open neck type of bottle. It will be readily appreciated that bottles having intermediate sizes will also be easily held in definite position. The bottle neck engaging portion continues into the bottle supporting arms 29 and 3|] extending from. the loop. These arms are bent in a downwardly extending direction having the downwardly extending portions 3| and 32 respectively each terminating in a convolution as at 33 and 34.

The convolutions are preferably wound in a decreasing spiral form, the spirals having the same pitch so that convolutions 33 and 34 will readily nest within convolutions I6 and IT as a male and female spiral in the manner of complementary screw threads. Although it is preferable to make these convolutions in a spiral form, they of course, may be formed differently if another configuration is desired.

The infants milk bottle may be rested on the arms 29 and .30 with the neck portion engaged by the loop 21 and the loop 12 under the babys head, then by moving the levers l8 and 19 in a counter-clockwise direction the radii of the outer convolutions are increased so that the fricwhile in use for feeding is always in position so that the nipple is full of milk. The baby will not suck air. Furthermore, the baby can rest occasionally without affecting the position of the bottle and without having to hold it. After the bottle is empty the loop can be swung around so that the bottle will be held upright out of the way.

Although this invention is described in connection with its adaptation to childrens milk bottle holders, it has other fields of use such as for holding commercial dispensers for liquids or powders, etc. It is understood of course that the thickness or strength of the metal parts may be increased or decreased and the overall size also varied. Variations coming Within the true spirit and scope of this invention are covered by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A bottle holder comprising a pair of bent wire members; one of said members consisting of a single length of wire bent intermediate its ends to form a supporting loop having a pair of arms extending therefrom in the same general direction, the wire at the ends of said arms being formed into a pair of axially aligned convolutions and having extending end portions constituting levers operating upon movement to change the radii of said convolutions; the other of said wires bent intermediate its ends to form a bottle-neck engaging loop and having convolutions at their extremities in nested'relation to and frictionally engaged by the first mentioned convolutions, said last mentioned convolutions being released from frictional engagement by the first convolutions upon movement of said lever in one direction.

2. A bottle holder comprising a pair of bent wire members; one of said members consisting of a single length of wire bent intermediate its ends to form a supporting loop having a pair of arms extending therefrom in the same general direc tion, the wire at the ends of said arms being formed into a pair of axially aligned inwardly extending convolutions and at least one of said convolutions having an inwardly extending end portion constituting a lever operating upon movement to change the radii of one of the convolutions; the other of said wires being bent intermediate its ends to form a bottle neck engaging loop and being provided with bottle supporting arms extending from said loop and having outwardly extending convolutions at their extremities in nested relation to and frictionally engaged by the first mentioned convolutions, said last mentioned convolutions being released from frictional engagement by the first convolutions upon movement of said lever in one direction.

3. An infants bottle holder comprising a pair of bent wire members; one of said wire members having a supporting loop, the other of said wire members having an adjustable bottle holding loop adapted to releasably hold large and small mouth bottles, and means on each of said members arranged to hold the said members in adjusted position, said last named means including a plurality of nested spiral wire convolutions, some of said convolutions having upwardly projecting supporting members terminating in downwardly and forwardly extending bottle holding arms.

4. An infants bottle holder comprising a pair of bent wire members, one of said wire members having a base forming loop, the other of said wire members having a bottle holding loop, and means on each of said members arranged to hold the said members in an adjusted position, said last named means including a plurality of nested spiral wire convolutions one inner convolution having an upwardly projecting supporting member and having downwardly and forwardly bottle holding arms extending therefrom toward said base loop.

EARL V. JOHNSON. 

